{"product_id":"song-hiawatha-harrison-fisher-1906","title":"The Song of Hiawatha Longfellow Harrison Fisher Illustrated Bobbs-Merrill 1906 Green Cloth Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated by Harrison Fisher with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford, published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company of Indianapolis with a 1906 copyright, in green cloth hardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cloth is very clean with bright gilt lettering on the cover and spine, and the only flaw is a pale scuffed rectangle on the front free endpaper where a piece of painter's tape once sat, all shown in the photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLongfellow's long poem follows Hiawatha from his childhood beside the shores of Gitche Gumee through his growing up among the Ojibwe, told in the steady drumbeat rhythm the poem is known for. Harrison Fisher's color plates and black and white drawings made this one of the best loved illustrated poetry books of its day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated poetry book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Song of Hiawatha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry Wadsworth Longfellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harrison Fisher, with decorations by E. Stetson Crawford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, by special arrangement with Houghton, Mifflin and Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e Copyright 1906\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover, green cloth with gilt HIAWATHA title, inset color portrait of a woman with braids, pictograph border, and gilt spine with Bobbs Merrill at the foot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Poetry, American literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e None, printed before ISBNs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 x 8 x 3\/4 inch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Near Fine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Near Fine:\u003c\/strong\u003e This copy is close to new, and the one small flaw is named below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen cloth covers are very clean, with bright gilt on the cover title and spine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe inset color portrait on the front cover is clean and bright.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow green pictorial endpapers carry \"The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow\" and \"Illustrated by Harrison Fisher\" labels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tissue guard is still in place over the frontispiece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor plates, black and white drawings, and green line decorations run throughout, including The Peace-Pipe on page 21.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pale, rectangular scuffed mark on the front free endpaper where painter's tape was placed and removed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis came out of an estate sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more like this in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-poetry-book-collection-reading-vintage\"\u003eVintage Poetry Books\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1906 Bobbs-Merrill copy still has its tissue guard over the frontispiece and clean green cloth, and it belongs on the shelf of anyone who loves Harrison Fisher's art. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orders $35+ Ship Free","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50865522245887,"sku":"C3-T12-3727","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2503\/7976\/files\/song-of-hiawatha-green-cloth-front-cover.jpg?v=1793387991","url":"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/products\/song-hiawatha-harrison-fisher-1906","provider":"Reading Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}